PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A (PFIAX)

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PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A (PFIAX) is up 0.7% since the beginning of the year. PFIAX is currently trading at $8 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PFIAX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,190.

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A (PFIAX) has returned 0.68% so far this year and 5.07% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PFIAX has returned 4.06% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.07% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 7, 2005, PFIAX's average daily return is 0.00%, while the average monthly return is +0.10%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 57.8 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +5.4%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -9.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, PFIAX closed higher 37% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 30, 2008 with a return of +1.9%, while the worst single day was Nov 20, 2008 at -2.9%.

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A has an annualized alpha of 0.07%, beta of 0.10, and R2 of 0.23 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 07, 2005.

• This fund participated in 37.68% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 22.17% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.10 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.23 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.23 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

PFIAX has a high expense ratio of 0.93%, indicating above-average management fees.

PFIAX ranks 81 for risk / return — in the top 81% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A provided a 4.86% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.40 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A was 36.19%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2958 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Class A drawdown is 1.09%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.